Fastpath cricket

Opta are the official data collector and distributor for the England and Wales cricket board (ECB). We officially collect and distribute real-time, ball-by-ball, data from every UK cricket game and international matches played at ECB grounds.

Collection and delivery methods have been designed with a premium placed upon speed to serve the bookmaking industry and have been adopted as the chosen method for our standard off stream collection.

The benefits of the Opta Fastpath cricket service include:

Increased volume of cricket coverage

Increased range and breadth of in-play cricket markets

Increase betting market volume without increasing overheads

Ability to trade multiple games simultaneously through automation of market management

Ability to offer a wider variety of in-play markets

Increased confidence and ability to keep markets open for longer periods

Prevention of in-venue/fast-picture players picking off prices or taking advantage of pricing inaccuracies